How to Disable UEFI Secure Boot in Windows 8.1 and 8

How to Disable UEFI Secure Boot in Windows 8.1 and 8

What's UEFI Secure Boot?

Secure boot can be regarded as the feature enabled by UEFI, which replaces the traditional PC BIOS in Windows 7 and before. Any computer running Windows 8.1 and 8 has secure boot enabled. Secure boot prevents "unauthorized" operating system and software from loading during the startup process. Still, if you want to install other operating system, like the older version of Windows – Windows 7, you have to disable UEFI secure boot on Windows 8.1 and 8 first.

How to Disable Secure Boot in Windows 8.1 and 8?

After disabling UEFI secure boot in Windows 8.1/8, you can freely use third party program, like Windows Password Recovery. Just walk through the following steps to finish it.